Patricia J Murphy

David joins his Grandma on a trip to Asia and Africa to study the problems elephants are facing. They spend a week as volunteers at an Asian elephant sanctuary in Sri Lanka, caring for the elephants. Then they fly to Kenya to meet the anti-poaching patrol, staff and researchers at a nature reserve. Find out about these amazing creatures, the dangers they face, and by working alongside local people, the ways elephants can have a more hopeful future.

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Math is fun and easy with this delightful text, which teaches elementary students the basics of subtraction through appealing images of puppies and kittens. This book supports the Common Core Mathematical Standards Basic by helping students develop strategies for solving equations within 20, such as counting back or using the relationship between addition and subtraction to understand fact families and double facts. Number lines, fact boxes, and activities...

Through cute animal pictures and simple language, this text will teach elementary math students about using nonstandard and standard measurements to measure length, width, and height. This book supports the Common Core Mathematical Standards Basic by helping students figure out the length of an object as a whole number of length units by counting how many multiple copies of a shorter object fit end to end along the original object as well as using...

Describes types of medicine, such as prescription and over the counter, and their proper use. Also provides an introduction to the dangers of tobacco and alcohol, and the illegal use of drugs. This book helps kids distinguish between the use and abuse of drugs and introduces the effects of alcohol and tobacco. The book also offers examples of how to avoid harmful drugs.

Simple text and photographs present a visit to the police station.

Simple text and photographs present a visit to the airport.

"Simple text and photos present a visit to an apple orchard"--Provided by publisher.

"When a little boy notices a grasshopper on a plant, he exclaims, "Mama Look!" and sets off a series of curious baby creatures and pointing them out to their mothers. From ants to butterflies to bunnie to puppie and more, there are new animals to discover with each turn of the page!" --

Simple text and photographs introduce red foxes and their grasslands habitat.

Highlights the geography, people, food, schools, recreation, celebrations, and language of Ireland.